Beach Boys, McCarthy, Softrock, Smiths, 60's girlgroups, Marine Girls, Roger Nichols & the Small Circle of Friends, Lovin' Spoonful, Joy Division, Dolly Mixture, Sarah, Essex Green, Brilliant Corners, New Order, The Byrds, C86, The Band, The High Llamas, Motown, Stereolab,The Carpenters, Burt Bacharach, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Marcos Valle, Margo Guryan,
The Charade will release a new album through Skipping Stones Records in september. It's called KEEPING UP APPEARANCES. It includes among ten other songs "The World Is Going Under" as heard above. This is what John Sakamoto of the Toronto Star says about the tune:
"This week's shiny pop entry from Sweden comes courtesy of a jangly trio that, judging by this preview, has developed a knack for pairing bleak lyrics and perversely snappy melodies. This dark/sunny amalgam pays homage to everything from the gentle psychedelic pop of '60s singer-songwriter Margo Guryan to Martha and the Vandellas' rollicking "Heat Wave."
You can download an entire compilation of fantastic popmusic at www.eardrumsmusic.com with a contribution from The Charade called "Ballad Of Uneasy Rider (Loaded Gun)". It's an alternative mix of a track from the forthcoming album. Other bands on the comp are, for example, Hello Saferide, Club 8 and labelmates Celestial. Enjoy!
THE STORY SO FAR:
Swedish jangle pop trio the Charade is Ingela Matsson (vocals), ex-Red Sleeping Beauty and Shermans member Mikael Matsson (keyboard, bass, drums), and ex-Happydeadmen member Magnus Karlsson (guitar, vocals). Karlsson met Mikael Matsson at a party in Stockholm in 2004, and due to distance they decided to exchange recordings through e-mail. They issued two albums through Skipping Stones: The Best Is Yet to Come (June 2005) and A Real Life Drama (June 2006). ~ Kenyon Hopkin, All Music Guide
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The latest album "A Real Life Drama"
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Some words about the "A Real Life Drama" album:
"It seems like there's a new shiny pop group coming
out of Sweden every day, though few
are as memorable as the Charade." -
PASTE MAGAZINE (US)
"right next to The Essex Green and Belle & Sebastian
as one of the highly recommended
twee/powerpop releases for 2006" - AMPLIFIER (US)
"one of today's best indie bands" - POPCHILD (SPAIN)
"the unabashed guitar pop of "A Tough Decision"
wouldn't be out of place on a Teenage Fanclub album.
It's all so joyful in fact, it makes me want to skip
through fields naked with flowers in my hair." - IS THIS
MUSIC (GB)
"Faith wraps it all up into one delectable retro-pop package."
8 out of 10! - POPMATTERS (US)
Hi "Poppy friends" Just to tell u that i fell in love with your new song called "keeping up appeara" found on (the excellent) Skipping Stones's profile. A perfect pop tune! Pop is not Dead!
New song The world is gouing under sounds fab - looking forward to the new album - Greetings from germany and hope the world keeps spinning for a while J
Your songs are so joyful with this little slice of bitterness or anxiety that make real good pop - and I love your name too, as it sound to frendh ear as a "false" english word said bay a children who pretends to speak english.
